..Great attention should be paid to the pathological conditions of arterial vessels caused by atherosclerosis, i.e. the presence of calcified plaques on the hepatic artery, which might represent the source of severe complications...

..The use of the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to prioritize patients on liver waiting lists and to share organs among centers was effective according to US data, but few reports are available in Europe...

Liver transplantation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis after liver resection: University of Bologna experience

..73%, p = NS) and disease-free (48% vs. 71%, p = NS) survival rates were obtained for SLT and primary LT for HCC, respectively. LR is a valid treatment for small HCC and in the event of recurrence, SLT is a safe and effective procedure...

..All patients were adults of median age at transplant of 34.7 years and mean weight 59.6 kg. All recipients were on total parenteral nutrition for a mean time of 38.8 months. Mean donor/recipient body weight ratio was 1.1...

Harm and benefits of primary liver resection and salvage transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

..The result suggested that assessment of coping strategies should be explored in intestinal transplant to encourage the use of action-oriented methods and discourage those with possible negative effects...

Efficacy of MELD score in predicting survival after liver retransplantation

..In conclusion, for a patient with HCC and portal vein thrombosis, appropriate investigations can establish whether the thrombosis is benign; patients with HCC and benign portal vein thrombosis are candidates for liver transplantation...

Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotics and noncirrhotics. Evaluation of clinicopathologic features and comparison of risk factors for long-term survival and tumour recurrence in a single centre

..Delaware, Flagstaff, AZ) with an excellent outcome 3 years after the transplant. The prosthesis was necessary because of the impossibility of using the donor iliac arterial grafts due to the presence of widespread atherosclerotic damage...

Expression of connective tissue growth factor is a prognostic marker for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

A PrincipeDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, ItalyHepatogastroenterology 50:1246-9. 2003

..Bile duct strictures may be malignant or benign. In the absence of previous biliary surgery a precise preoperative diagnosis is often difficult, in particular when a tumor mass is absent in the preoperative radiologic findings...

Use of prosthetic mesh in difficult abdominal wall closure after small bowel transplantation in adults

..The last patient had mesh as a bridge for a subsequent myocutaneous flap from the thigh. All patients are in good health with well-functioning grafts and no need for parenteral nutrition. No enterocutaneous fistulae were detected...

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: further considerations on selection criteria

..In conclusion, the efficacy of tumor selection criteria must be analyzed with the use of preoperative data, to avoid bias of the postoperative evaluation. Tumor volume and alfa-fetoprotein level may improve the selection of patients...

Successful liver transplantation from a 95-year-old donor to a patient with MELD score 36 and delayed graft arterialization

..The incidence of adverse events is comparable except for a significantly higher incidence of diabetes mellitus and diarrhea in the tacrolimus group. Both agents are effective primary immunosuppressants in liver transplant recipients...

A new priority policy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation within the model for end-stage liver disease system

..Hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence in HCV+ liver transplant recipients is almost inevitable and may be promoted by immunosuppression. We compared the amount of liver damage with regard to usage of steroids and basiliximab...

..A case of long-term survival after two-stage hepatectomy for colorectal metastases is reported. Considerations on technical aspects, interval between the two liver resections, role of adjuvant chemotherapy and indications are discussed...

..04; group 2 versus group 3, P = 0.03). In conclusion, older donor grafts managed with routine graft biopsy and short ischemia time may work effectively, regardless of the severity of the recipient's liver disease...

..However, the most compromised patients are more exposed to intraoperative risks, postoperative complications, and worsening of extracardiac and extrahepatic symptoms. The need for VVB remains to be evaluated...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the preoperative lidocaine test (MEGX) in cirrhotic patients who were candidates for curative liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma...

Long-term survival of recipients of liver grafts from donors older than 80 years: is it achievable?

..The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) is considered an index of hepatic functional reserve, and its assessment on postoperative course may properly identify individuals at risk of liver failure...

Sirolimus as the main immunosuppressant in the early postoperative period following liver transplantation: a report of six cases and review of the literature

..In this cohort of patients, the use of sirolimus appeared safe and provided an adequate prophylaxis against rejection, even though the drug was administered in the immediate postoperative period after LT...

..The presence of partial necrosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) nodules is a common histologic finding after liver transplantation, but its correlation with tumor recurrence has never been investigated...

..Nevertheless, a better understanding of the clinical situations and changes in treatment strategies have led to significant improvements in terms of graft and patient survival rates, now close to the survival rate of EAGF-free patients...

Relevance of biologic markers in colorectal carcinoma: a comparative study of a broad panel

..1%). In conclusion, the MELD score can accurately predict postoperative liver failure and morbidity of cirrhotic patients referred for resection of HCC and should be used to select the best candidates for hepatectomy...

Impact of biliary complications in right lobe living donor liver transplantation

..This rapid and straightforward procedure, which allows identification of a wide range of IgH rearrangements, could facilitate molecular analysis of PTLD in routine practice, while limiting consumption of valuable diagnostic material...

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the orbit in a liver transplant recipient

..007; IPC-, P = 0.003). Prereperfusion and postreperfusion apoptosis was minimal in both groups. In conclusion, IPC reduced ischemia/reperfusion injury through a decrease of hepatocellular necrosis, but it showed no clinical benefits...

Histological recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: Outcome and role of retransplantation

..There were no hemorrhagic complications associated with the use of aspirin. In conclusion,antiplatelet prophylaxis can effectively reduce the incidence of late HAT after LT, particularly in those patients at risk for this complication...

..Notch signalling is altered in several solid tumours and it plays a role in growth inhibition and apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-derived cell lines, bile duct development and hepatocyte regeneration...